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February 26, 2020
During an Arizona Corporation Commission workshop on its investigation of retail electric choice, ACC Utilities Division Staff reiterated its previously articulated concerns regarding retail competition
February 25, 2020
The Connecticut electric distribution companies have reported winning Last Resort Service suppliers for the second quarter of 2020
February 25, 2020
The Connecticut PURA approved new Last Resort Service rates at United Illuminating for the three-month period beginning April 1, 2020
February 21, 2020
The Connecticut electric utilities raised several concerns with adopting any proposed changes to the current purchase of receivables (POR) mechanism and methodology
February 18, 2020
The Connecticut PURA has rescheduled the hearing on its previously reported proposed decision concerning new retail electric supplier marketing rules in Docket 14-07-20RE01
February 14, 2020
The Connecticut PURA has issued a notice of preliminary findings and determination regarding each retail supplier's and EDC's RPS compliance in the year 2017
February 14, 2020
Connecticut Light & Power (Eversource) has filed with PURA new Last Resort Service (LRS) rates for the period beginning April 1, 2020
February 13, 2020
The Maryland PSC denied the application of Mega Energy of Maryland, LLC for an electricity supplier license as PSC Staff ("Staff") raised concerns with the number of complaints received against the company's affiliates in other states (Mega Energy of Maryland and such affiliates collectively…
February 7, 2020
In its investigation of purchase of receivables (POR) for retail electric suppliers, the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has sought comments whether POR, for uncollectible accounts, should be limited to the equivalent shadow-billed default service receivables, or whether…
February 6, 2020
ISO New England's 14th Forward Capacity Market (FCM) primary auction (FCA #14), for the delivery year 2023-2024, closed at a preliminary clearing price of $2.00 per kilowatt-month (kW-month) across New England, compared to $3.80/kW-month in last year’s auction.
February 5, 2020
Retail electric suppliers in Connecticut said that higher financial security requirement for retail suppliers are a better mechanism to address concerns of unmet RPS obligations (and unpaid alternative compliance payments) in cases of supplier default, versus proposals to accelerate the RPS…
January 23, 2020
A survey of Connecticut voters ages 50 and older conducted for AARP found that nearly nine in ten voters oppose opt-out municipal aggregation for electricity
January 23, 2020
New electricity broker TransAtlantic Energy Group, LLC, a start-up formed in 2020 and organized as a Texas LLC, has been formed
January 22, 2020
The Connecticut PURA issued a final interim order concerning the retail electric supplier amnesty program and how refunds shall be provided to customers (Docket 18-12-22)
January 22, 2020
Prosecutorial Staff of the Connecticut PURA, the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel, and Think Energy have entered into a settlement agreement under which Think Energy would pay a civil penalty of twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) to resolve alleged violations related to Historical Variable…
January 22, 2020
The Connecticut PURA has issued for comment a revised proposal addressing generation supply offers that are marketed as exceeding the then current minimum renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirement (i.e., a voluntary renewable offer or VRO), with the revised proposal allowing the continued…
January 22, 2020
The Connecticut PURA will hold a hearing on its previously reported proposed decision concerning new retail electric supplier marketing rules in Docket 14-07-20RE01
January 22, 2020
Consumer Counsel Issues Discovery For Utilities To Report Suppliers' Specific Variable Rates
The Connecticut utilities has responded to a PURA interrogatory and have reported the number of residential customers still served under a variable rate
January 22, 2020
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority approved a Settlement Agreement among PURA's Prosecutorial Unit, the Office of Consumer Counsel, and Clearview Electric, Inc. under which Clearview will pay a civil penalty of $9,000 to resolve alleged deficiencies in historical variable rate…
January 22, 2020
The Connecticut PURA has issued a series of interrogatories to Town Square Energy, LLC, one of which directs the supplier to explain its description of itself as, "One of Connecticut’s Top Suppliers," on its website
January 21, 2020
The Connecticut PURA has requested additional comments concerning changes in the RPS compliance regulations to accelerate retail supplier and LSE showings of compliance
January 17, 2020
The Connecticut PURA denied reconsideration of its previously reported decision which requires all hardship electricity customers to be returned to Standard Service no later than July 1, 2020, including those on existing contracts with retail suppliers, but did provisionally modify a schedule…
January 15, 2020
The Connecticut PURA has issued interrogatories to Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating directing the utilities to, "Provide a list of suppliers and the number of residential accounts currently identified as being served under a variable rate for each supplier."
January 13, 2020
A proposed decision from the Connecticut PURA would terminate the ability for retail electric suppliers and EDCs to use a fifth quarter "make up" period for RPS compliance
January 13, 2020
Supplier-Specific Discounts, With True-ups, Have Been Suggested To Regulator
The Connecticut PURA has assigned docket 20-01-33 for a proceeding entitled, "PURA Review of Electric Distribution Companies’ Method of Payment to Licensed Electric Suppliers for Uncollectible Customer Accounts".
